1913-05-26 Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Self (archive footage) | 2024-10-31 |
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. | (archive footage) | 2020-04-22 |
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | 2020-04-08 |
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Peter Cushing: In His Own Words | Himself | 2020-02-08 |
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Terreur et glamour : montée et déclin du studio Hammer | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | 2017-08-06 |
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Attack of the Octopus People | Doctor Welles (archive footage) | 2010-06-29 |
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Fanex Files: Hammer Films | Self | 2008-02-08 |
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
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The Story of Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
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Dalekmania | Doctor Who (archive footage) | 1995-07-24 |
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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Narrator (voice) / Self | 1994-08-06 |
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Frankenstein Reborn | Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited) | 1993-10-01 |
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Innocent Blood | Van Helsing (archive footage) | 1992-09-25 |
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood | Himself | 1989-06-04 |
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Self | 1987-06-26 |
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Biggles | Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond | 1986-05-30 |
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
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The Masks of Death | Sherlock Holmes | 1984-12-23 |
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Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | Professor Charles Copeland | 1984-04-23 |
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Top Secret! | Bookstore Proprietor | 1984-06-08 |
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Seneschal | 1984-08-17 |
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House of the Long Shadows | Sebastian Grisbane | 1983-06-17 |
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Asalto al Casino | Sir Thomas Bedford | 1981-09-14 |
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Misterio en la isla de los monstruos | William T. Kolderup | 1981-04-03 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | Dr. Alexander Manette | 1980-12-02 |
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Arabian Adventure | Wazir Al Wuzara | 1979-07-08 |
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Son of Hitler | Heinrich Haussner | 1979-01-01 |
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A Touch of the Sun | 1979-01-01 | |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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The Detour | Narrator | 1979-01-01 |
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Shock Waves | SS Commander | 1977-07-15 |
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Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin | 1977-05-25 |
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Die Standarte | Baron Hackenberg | 1977-11-25 |
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The Uncanny | Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977") | 1977-08-24 |
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The Devil's Men | Baron Corofax | 1976-08-11 |
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The Great Houdinis | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1976-10-08 |
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At the Earth's Core | Dr. Abner Perry | 1976-07-01 |
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Trial by Combat | Sir Edward Gifford | 1976-04-01 |
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Fists of Fire | Self | 1975-01-16 |
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The Ghoul | Dr. Lawrence | 1975-07-11 |
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Legend of the Werewolf | Prof. Paul | 1975-08-06 |
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Shatter | Paul Rattwood | 1974-12-06 |
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor | 1974-05-02 |
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La Grande Trouille | MacGregor | 1974-08-07 |
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Professor Lawrence Van Helsing | 1974-07-11 |
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Madhouse | Herbert Flay | 1974-05-22 |
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From Beyond the Grave | The Proprietor | 1974-02-21 |
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The Beast Must Die | Dr. Christopher Lundgren | 1974-04-01 |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing | 1973-04-17 |
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Nothing But the Night | Sir Mark Ashley | 1973-02-16 |
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The Creeping Flesh | Emmanuel Hildern | 1973-02-12 |
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And Now the Screaming Starts! | Dr. Pope | 1973-04-27 |
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Tales from the Crypt | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke | 1972-03-09 |
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Pánico en el Transiberiano | Dr. Wells | 1972-09-30 |
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Asylum | Smith | 1972-11-17 |
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Dracula A.D. 1972 | Professor Van Helsing | 1972-06-26 |
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Fear in the Night | Michael Carmichael | 1972-07-09 |
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again | Ship's Captain | 1972-07-01 |
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I, Monster | Frederick Utterson | 1971-11-01 |
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Blood Suckers | Dr. Walter Goodrich | 1971-05-14 |
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The House That Dripped Blood | Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") | 1971-02-22 |
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Twins of Evil | Gustav Weil | 1971-10-03 |
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The Vampire Lovers | General von Spielsdorf | 1970-10-04 |
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One More Time | Dr. Frankenstein | 1970-05-01 |
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Scream and Scream Again | Major Heinrich Benedek | 1970-02-02 |
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Baron Victor Frankenstein | 1969-05-22 |
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Corruption | Sir John Rowan | 1968-07-19 |
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The Blood Beast Terror | Detective Inspector Quennell | 1968-02-01 |
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Frankenstein Created Woman | Baron Frankenstein | 1967-03-15 |
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Some May Live | John Meredith | 1967-01-01 |
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Night of the Big Heat | Dr. Vernon Stone | 1967-05-01 |
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Torture Garden | Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | 1967-11-01 |
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Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. | Doctor Who | 1966-08-05 |
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) | 1966-01-09 |
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Island of Terror | Dr. Brian Stanley | 1966-06-20 |
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The Skull | Dr. Christopher Maitland | 1965-08-25 |
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Dr. Who and the Daleks | Doctor Who | 1965-08-23 |
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" | 1965-02-23 |
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She | Holly | 1965-04-18 |
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The Gorgon | Dr. Namaroff | 1964-10-18 |
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The Evil of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein | 1964-05-08 |
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The Man Who Finally Died | Doctor Peter von Brecht | 1963-12-01 |
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Lolita | John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1962-06-13 |
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Captain Clegg | Reverend Dr. Blyss | 1962-06-13 |
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Cash on Demand | Harry Fordyce | 1961-12-20 |
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Squire Trevenyan | 1961-01-01 |
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The Naked Edge | Mr. Evan Wrack | 1961-06-28 |
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The Hellfire Club | Merryweather | 1961-02-03 |
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Look at Life: Model World | Self | 1960-01-01 |
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The Brides of Dracula | Dr. J. Van Helsing | 1960-05-01 |
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Sword of Sherwood Forest | Sheriff of Nottingham | 1960-12-26 |
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Suspect | Professor Sewell | 1960-11-15 |
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The Flesh and the Fiends | Dr. Robert Knox | 1960-02-02 |
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Cone of Silence | Capt. Clive Judd | 1960-05-10 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes | 1959-05-04 |
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John Paul Jones | Captain Richard Pearson | 1959-06-16 |
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The Mummy | John Banning | 1959-08-01 |
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The Revenge of Frankenstein | Dr. Victor Stein | 1958-06-13 |
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Violent Playground | Father Laidlaw | 1958-01-14 |
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Dracula | Doctor Van Helsing | 1958-04-21 |
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The Abominable Snowman | Dr. John Rollason | 1957-08-26 |
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Time Without Pity | Jeremy Clayton | 1957-03-21 |
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The Curse of Frankenstein | Baron Victor Frankenstein | 1957-05-20 |
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Alexander the Great | Memmon | 1956-03-28 |
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Magic Fire | Otto Wesendonk | 1955-06-30 |
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The End of the Affair | Henry Miles | 1955-02-24 |
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The Black Knight | Sir Palamides | 1954-08-26 |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four | Winston Smith | 1954-12-16 |
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Anastasia | Piotr Petrovsky | 1953-07-12 |
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Moulin Rouge | Marcel de la Voisier | 1952-12-23 |
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When We Are Married | Gerald Forbes | 1951-12-25 |
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Hamlet | Osric | 1948-12-10 |
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It Might Be You | The doctor | 1946-07-25 |
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The Woman in the House | Man Waking Up (archive footage) | 1942-05-09 |
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They Dare Not Love | Sub-Lieutenant Blackler | 1941-05-16 |
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Laddie | Robert Pryor | 1940-01-18 |
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The Hidden Master | Robert Clive of India | 1940-04-20 |
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Vigil in the Night | Joe Shand | 1940-02-05 |
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Women in War | Capt. Evans | 1940-06-05 |
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Dreams | First Dreamer | 1940-11-10 |
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A Chump at Oxford | Student | 1940-01-25 |
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The Howards of Virginia | Leslie Stephens | 1940-09-19 |
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The Man in the Iron Mask | Second Officer | 1939-07-13 |
